Global Patent Index - EP 0995973 A2

EP 0995973 A2 20000426 - Information retrieval system

Title (en)

Information retrieval system

Title (de)

Informationsauffindungssystem

Title (fr)

Système de récupération de données

Publication

EP 0995973 A2 20000426 (EN)

Application

EP 99119435 A 19990929

Priority

FI 982305 A 19981023

Abstract (en)

A method and devices for a mobile person's information retrieval where, when the person is moving, on coming closer to a point of destination, defined by him as being interesting, than a specified threshold separation, he will be informed of such a point of interest and, on request, additional data will be presented on it, such as driving instructions or a map. The person is preferably also offered means with which he can make a call to the phone number of the point of interest presented each time. The person can preferably add by himself new points of interest and select from available points of interest individual or several points of interest on the basis of their class, such as, e.g. restaurants or service stations. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G01C 21/36

IPC 8 full level

G01C 21/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01C 21/3679 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 4/02 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 4/029 (2018.02 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0995973 A2 20000426; EP 0995973 A3 20030319; EP 0995973 B1 20070103; AT E350648 T1 20070115; DE 69934648 D1 20070215; DE 69934648 T2 20070927; FI 106823 B 20010412; FI 982305 A0 19981023; FI 982305 A 20000424; US 2002047787 A1 20020425; US 6529143 B2 20030304

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99119435 A 19990929; AT 99119435 T 19990929; DE 69934648 T 19990929; FI 982305 A 19981023; US 42250999 A 19991021